Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-26
THE wIToH's FATE.
A Cruel Prejudice Of Old Times More
M Than Equalled Now.

Not many decades ago in this coun-
try, the people were excited over
withcraft. Persons suspected were
thrown into the water; ifnot witches,
they would drown; if they were
witches, they would swim ashore,
and would be put to death! In any
event, they were doomed!
4 Not many years ago if person
were taken sick with advance disor-
der of the kidneys, the physician
would pronounce the disease Bright's
disease, and when so declared, he re-
garded his responsibility at an end,
for medical authority admitted that
the disease was incurable. 'ab9
When the physicians found pa
tient afflicted, he would say. sob,
a slight attack of the kidneys; will
be all right In a little while." He
knew to the contrary. But if he
could keep his patient on his hands
for a few months, he knew he would
derive great revenue from his case,
and then when the disease had pro-
crossed to certain stage, he would
state the facts and retire, exonerated
from all blame. Aia}
But the error of surprising the dis
ease incurable, has swayed the public
mind, long after the fact has ceased
to be. But public opinion has been
educated to the true status of the
case by those who have discounted
the incurability theory, and the pub
lie recognizes and testifies TO the fact
that Warmers safe cure is u specific
for this disease. This has been shown
with thousands of testimonials:
Upon referring to them in our
files we find that s., 600 reward will
be given to any one who can prove
that so faras the manufacturers know
they are not genuine, and that hun
dreds of thousands similar in charac-
ter could be published, if it were nec-
essary. ....r ,..,. ~
This condition of things is very
amusing to the journalist, who looks
upon all sides of every question.
Proof should be accepted by all, but
prejudice fightsproofs for many years.
1t seems strange that when a pro-
prietary medicine is doing the good
that Warmers safe cure is that the
physicians do not publicly endorse it.
Many of them, we are told, privately
prescribe it.
A few years ago, as stated, when
a man had Bright's disease, the doc
tor boldly announced it, because he
thought it relieved him of responsible
lily.
Today when prominent people are
dying land hundreds of thousands of
common people die of the same dis
easel, we are told that doctors dis
guise the fact that tits Bright's dis
ease of the kidneys and say that they
die of paralysis, of apoplexy, of pneu-
monia, of consumption, of general
debility, of rheumatism, of heart
disease, of blood poisoning, or some
other of the names of the direct effects
of kidney disease. They are not the
real disease itself.
We sometimes wonder if they
avoid stating the real cause of disease
for fear they will drive the public
into patronage of the only scientific
proprietary specific for kidney dis
ease and the thousand and one dis
eases that originate in inactive kid.
neys.
We do not believe every advertise
ment we read. Some people perhaps
may regard this article as an adver'
tisement and will not believe it, but
we are candid enough to say that we
believe the parties above mentioned
have stated their cases and proved it
and under such circumstances the
public is unwise if it is longer infiu
enced by adverse prejudice.